Odd News

Emily Buenzle - Mon February 04, 2019

Sinkhole Claims Construction Equipment

A sinkhole recently swallowed a piece of construction equipment in California. The sinkhole appeared after heavy rains drenched the area north of Malibu, Calif., NBC Los Angeles reported. Crews were using construction equipment to clean up roads in the aftermath, when the sinkhole appeared and took the vehicle, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said....

Curt Anderson - Associated Press - Thu January 31, 2019

Sinkhole Leads FBI to Bank Tunnel

The FBI and local police are investigating a Miami-area mystery: Who dug a narrow tunnel that burrowed beneath a road and pointed toward a quiet suburban bank branch office. FBI spokesman Mike Leverock said Jan....

Associated Press - Fri October 26, 2018

Construction Workers Find Hundreds of Teeth in Wall of Former Dentists' Office

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Construction workers in Georgia have found hundreds of teeth in the wall of a former dentists' office. The Valdosta Daily Times reported a construction crew preparing a commercial space in downtown Valdosta found about a thousand teeth inside a second-floor wall....

Associated Press - Tue September 25, 2018

Man Jailed for Selling Cranes, Loaders He Didn't Own

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A Texas man has been sentenced by a federal judge in New Hampshire to nearly six years in federal prison for attempting to sell cranes and other construction equipment that he did not own....

Emily Buenzle - Fri December 08, 2017

Telehandler Thief Leads Police in Low-Speed Chase

Police pursued a stolen SkyTrak telehandler in a low-speed chase from Lorena to Waco, Texas the night of Dec. 4. The chase began after a police officer on patrol saw the telehandler travelling down Interstate 35 without reflective safety marks or lights, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported....

Claire Ballor of Dallas News - Mon March 27, 2017

Construction Crew Chases Thief in Texas

A thief quickly learned he picked the wrong construction crew after a group of workers chased him down, including one who hopped on the hood of his getaway car. Home security cameras caught the dramatic moment that's now going viral....

Wed January 13, 2016

Thief Uses Forklift to Steal ATM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Police in Indianapolis say someone used a forklift stolen from a construction site to make off with an ATM from a bank. The theft happened Thursday at a Kemba Credit Union on the city's east side....

Thu August 13, 2015

Thief Absconds With Heavy Equipment in Broad Daylight

The South Strand News is reporting that police in South Carolina have produced a photo of a pickup truck they think may have been used in the theft. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Georgetown Police Department released an image of an pickup truck that was towing a Bobcat Skid Steer as it traveled down a city street....